Yesterday there was a yellow lab across the street so I couldn't walk my two dogs. I went to check its tag and discovered it lived just outside the neighborhood, a block away. The dog accompanied me back to its property. While I checked to see if his master was home (they weren't) he brought me his fetch stick. I tossed it a couple times and then went to see if I could put the dog in the yard behind their fence. Along came a chocolate lab and another was on the other side of the fence. No chance to contain the three! So, I started to walk up the drive to go home with the two labs following me. I got them to sit and tried to get them to stay. They followed me to my home. I went inside and a few minutes later opened the door to find the yellow lab's fetch stick on my door mat.

Well, I love animals and I think if they could talk they would let their owners know when they are hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, when they are in physical pain, to their owners that don't realize those kinds of things. They would ask why some let them roam loose where they could get hit, stolen, or lost. I think they would tell owners that even though they don't show pain like we do that they still have feelings so to please take care of them because they ask for so little and give so much. I think they would tell owners to pay attention to those ingredients in pet foods like they do in human foods :) For the ones that pay attention to the ingredients in human food that is!

They do talk...you might not be listening. Mine talk all the time. We know what they are saying. We know when they are just asking about our day. They talk about how much they miss us while we just went outside for a few minutes. Ours lick their lips and give us a smile when they would like a little taste of what we are cooking or eating. It's a direct look and their little voice just asking could I have a taste please.

They come on to our laps and snuggle and just want loves. They have been very clear with everything they say and they talk not bark. They only bark is when someone new is coming to the door for a moment of warning, the rest of the time they talk and we understand.

they would say "who the hell do you think you are??? I have to sit and give you my paw, or speak in order to get a treat?!?!? Who do you think you are to tell me I can't eat what you did not finish and threw in the garbage?!?!? Who are you to tell me shut up? Why is it that you feed me dry crunchy crappy tasting food, when i give you love.. But you can fix yourself a nice tasting meal and not have to affectionate to me?!?!?

I only choose this answer because I had a Rottweiler.. I loved her dearly and was very sad when she passed at age 15. She was very intelligent.. like a five year old.. or an adult.. She knew hand signals and was already trained so very well when I got her at age five; so well, I was afraid I'd mess up her training. But she never wavered. Two example she would never rush past you going up or down step .. but always by your side. She would hesitate before going through a doorway until you said.. "it's okay.. go ahead and go".. Never wavered! There was so much more to her training and intelligence.. it would take a small book to elaborate.. and of course, I'm not bias at all! I firmly believe most people do not realize a dog's potential. I believe we get back what we put into them.. much like people. If I talked rough to her and demanding she became subborn.. so I quickly learned to talk nice and speak sweetly and she then loved to do what I asked.. you know much like people. You can't demand, talk roughly or disrespectful.. they'll resist much like people would. Dogs are wonderful gifts to us.. and truly can be man's best friend.. I often thought about getting another dog.. maybe one day I will..right now with the economy as it is.. I hestiate.. but some day.. So I thnk if do...'""

I only choose this answer because I had a Rottweiler.. I loved her dearly and was very sad when she passed at age 15. She was very intelligent.. like a five year old.. or an adult.. She knew hand signals and was already trained so very well when I got her at age five; so well, I was afraid I'd mess up her training. But she never wavered. Two example she would never rush past you going up or down step .. but always by your side. She would hesitate before going through a doorway until you said.. "it's okay.. go ahead and go".. Never wavered! There was so much more to her training and intelligence.. it would take a small book to elaborate.. and of course, I'm not bias at all! I firmly believe most people do not realize a dog's potential. I believe we get back what we put into them.. much like people. If I talked rough to her and demanding she became subborn.. so I quickly learned to talk nice and speak sweetly and she then loved to do what I asked.. you know much like people. You can't demand, talk roughly or disrespectful.. they'll resist much like people would. Dogs are wonderful gifts to us.. and truly can be man's best friend.. I often thought about getting another dog.. maybe one day I will..right now with the economy as it is.. I hestiate.. but some day.. So I thnk if dogs could talk they would ask us to treat them with respect and they will return the favor. Speaking of treats.. this makes me smile.. if I was watching TV she'd get between me and the TV and stomp her feet and swing her head.. like "get up off your ass and get me a treat!" I loved it! The neighbors loved her.. and greeted her first before me, if me at all (what am I - chopped liver?) Dogs are wonderful beings.. who prehaps were humans in another life time.. who knows..but they have feelings like every other living creature and deserve love and respect.. you know.. like we do!

Our Lab/Terrier China would say, 'don't say squirrel unless there is really one outside to get excited about', our Bassett/Yellow Lab Buddy would say 'mommy, wait for me' and our pure bred Rottweiller Sally would say, 'it's hard being beautiful and in such demand, no pictures please'. We have 3 rescued and very spoiled dogs and we love them dearly and they love us. Especiall Buddy. I have no privacy since rescuing him. I mean none whatsoever. But overall, I think they would tell us 'thank you for saving me from the cruel streets and giving me a home filled with love, soft beds, good food and TREATS'.

Way to make humans look like terrible people using animals as an example, Chico. Not like it's been done a trillion times already or anything.

I admit I don't know if they'd refer to us as "my master" or anything, rather than "my human". Nor do I think many of them understand the idea of loyalty. I think we humans look at their mannerisms and associate them with a personality, when half of the time it's all coincidence.
All this without even questioning that maybe they just wag their tails to kill off some energy. Like how we make our knees jump up and down or fidget with our fingers when we're excited in some way.

It may not be so much of loyalty as it is being the less dominant of the pack just by instinct. Because their alternative to living with us and being pampered is living on a street somewhere. That is, even if they've thought of a world outside these walls.

They might just make small talk, or communicate in any way the event calls for. They might even say something along the lines of "Stop using my cuteness as propaganda for people to accept your beliefs easier".

Really, if all it takes is the idea of a talking dog to make some one agree with you, would the opinion of some one with such an easily persuaded stance matter?